Carjacker grabs keys, takes off

LATHROP - A 39-year-old man suffered minor injuries when he was carjacked Wednesday morning in Lathrop, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said.

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LATHROP - A 39-year-old man suffered minor injuries when he was carjacked Wednesday morning in Lathrop, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of East Lathrop Road shortly after 1 a.m. When they arrived, the victim told them he was getting into his 2006 four-door Hyundai when someone grabbed his car keys, forced his way into the vehicle and fled north on Interstate 5, authorities said. The carjacker was described as a black man 18 to 22 years old. He was wearing a T-shirt, baseball hat and jeans, deputies said.